A French hard-left MP sparked a political row Sunday by saying Israeli athletes were not welcome at the Paris Olympics because of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, which one senior minister said had "hints of anti-Semitism".In a post on X, Arfi branded Portes's comments "irresponsible" and accused him of "legitimising Hamas", the Palestinian militant group whose October 7 attacks on Israel sparked the Gaza war.
  • suction@lemmy.worldEnglish
    24·
    2 months ago

    Him being French we can never rule out that his English is simply not good enough and he meant something very different?

    • zaphodEnglish
      71·
      2 months ago

      Why do you think he said it in English? He said it in French and the news translated it.

      Non, la délégation israélienne n’est pas la bienvenue à Paris. Les sportifs israéliens ne sont pas les bienvenus aux Jeux olympiques à Paris.

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qqle51EVw8U&t=15s